Great idea Tootall.
At our Rod and Gun club meeting, the local Archery club floated an idea similar to this for hunting and it was very well recieved. They are looking to start a mentor program involving any clubs that want to participate (bow or rifle). They would mentor kids through their CORE, becoming proficient with their weapon, and finish off with a guided Doe hunt on a participating farm. The idea not only helps bring in new hunters but would also help the local farmers deal with their Deer problems. The MOE will have to be convinced to assure Doe tags for the kids (like a guarnteed LEH) but we think they will be interested in the program and are hopeful they will support it. Our Regional BCWF President has already gotten great feed back from a few folks with large farms up here. They would appreciate the Doe cull and support hunting recruitment. The ball is rolling, we'll so how it goes.
Now back to firearms mentoring, count me in. The Quesnel Rod and Gun club has a great facility but unless convinced to waive the $10 drop in fee for non members, I'm not sure how appealing my offer is. Personally, I can offer semi-auto hand gun (.22 and .40), rifle (.22 and 30.06) and trap shooting. If you have interests in IPSC, Cowboy Action, or Black Powder, drop me PM and I will ask the folks I know that are involved in these and see what they say.
At our Rod and Gun club meeting, the local Archery club floated an idea similar to this for hunting and it was very well recieved. They are looking to start a mentor program involving any clubs that want to participate (bow or rifle). They would mentor kids through their CORE, becoming proficient with their weapon, and finish off with a guided Doe hunt on a participating farm. The idea not only helps bring in new hunters but would also help the local farmers deal with their Deer problems. The MOE will have to be convinced to assure Doe tags for the kids (like a guarnteed LEH) but we think they will be interested in the program and are hopeful they will support it. Our Regional BCWF President has already gotten great feed back from a few folks with large farms up here. They would appreciate the Doe cull and support hunting recruitment. The ball is rolling, we'll so how it goes.
Now back to firearms mentoring, count me in. The Quesnel Rod and Gun club has a great facility but unless convinced to waive the $10 drop in fee for non members, I'm not sure how appealing my offer is. Personally, I can offer semi-auto hand gun (.22 and .40), rifle (.22 and 30.06) and trap shooting. If you have interests in IPSC, Cowboy Action, or Black Powder, drop me PM and I will ask the folks I know that are involved in these and see what they say.
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